Teach me WRIST ARTHROSCOPY: A detailed approach to the procedure Preparing for surgeryPre-op work-upAnesthesia considerationsInstrumentation & PositioningOp-room, C-arm arrangement elective and traumaStarting the procedureTourniquet, traction and dry arthroscopy considerationsPortalsSafe portal establishmentTips and tricksTaking “The Standard Tour”3-point diagnostic radiocarpal arthroscopy (Scapholunate lig, volar radiocarpal lig, TFCC (trampoline & hook test)3-point midcarpal arthroscopy (Scapholunate lig, lunatriquetral lig, STT joint)DRUJ arthroscopyVisualizing Common PathologiesScapholunate Lig (partial, complete (acute vs chronic), irreducible) TFC (peripheral incl foveal avulsion, radial, central incl ulnocarpal abutment)Lunotriquetral LigGangliaSynovitisPerforming simple repairSynovectomy and arthroscopic debridement (incl RF)Thermal shrinkagePercutaneous pinningPeripheral TFC repair to capsulePeripheral TFC reattachement to the fovea of the ulnaArthroscopic wafer procedure for ulnar impaction syndromeAdvancing to more complex Wrist arthroscopy in trauma (DRF, scaphoid Fx) Arthroscopic assistance in decision making (Kienbock’s, wrist arthritis)Arthroscopic assisted & mini-open procedures (SL reconstruction, TFC foveal repair)Common complications and how to avoid them
